ETSU is committed to providing a computer for faculty
participating in post-retirement service. When a faculty
member begins post-retirement service, he or she is assigned to a
group position number according to policy. The former
position number is either retained, reassigned, or deleted.
The purpose of this document is to address issues regarding
computers for post-retirees and for individuals who may be hired
into positions they vacate.

Providing Computers for Post-Retirees

Faculty will retain the OIT-Sponsored computer that had been
assigned to their position before they began their post-retirement
service. If the faculty’s computer is due for
replacement the same semester he or she begins post-retirement
(applies to spring semesters only) OIT will replace it with a new
computer. The justification is that orders for replacements
are taken during the fall semester and the faculty met the
full-time status requirement at that time.

Except for the instance above, a post-retiree’s computer
will no longer be included in OIT’s Replacement Project once
the post-retirement service begins. The post-retiree will
retain the same computer for the length of their post-retirement
service. OIT will provide support for the computer through
its 6th year of service, but after that point, the department will
be responsible for any service or repairs.

Providing Computers for Positions Post-Retirees
Vacate

Positions vacated by post-retirees will receive new computers
once filled as part of OIT’s New Faculty Installs
Project. Funding for these computers will come directly from
the post-retiree’s budget. This budget contains the
faculty’s post-retirement salary, insurance supplement, and
replacement cost for a new, base level, computer. These funds
are placed in the temporary faculty account of the appropriate
index indicated at the time the post-retirement service agreement
is negotiated. The computer replacement portion will remain in the
budget until expended or until the post-retirement agreement is
terminated. Although these computers will not be purchased
with OIT funds, they will still be OIT-Sponsored computers and
included in OIT’s Replacement Project every four
years.